[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush in Alley Pond Park

2017-05-04 Thread Steve Walter
There was a good amount of thrush activity in Alley Pond Park, Queens, today, on and around the trails around and between Decadon and Lily Ponds. Photographing them is always challenging, between lighting conditions, disturbance, and just getting close. But I did better late this afternoon than usu

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-05-04 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted checklists

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Summer Tanager Yes!

2017-05-04 Thread Elizabeth Dinapoli
Immature half yellow, half red. Seen 1 1/2 miles east of Field 6 south side/east bound on Ocean Parkway. Now I can have dinner! Elizabeth A. DiNapoli B.A., M.Ed. Manager of Clerkship Education Physician Assistant Studies School of Health Professions New York Institute of Technology Old Westbu

[nysbirds-l] Southern Nassau Birds

2017-05-04 Thread Ken Feustel
It was a relatively quiet morning at Hempstead Lake State Park this morning, with a meager ten species of warblers. Highlights were our FOY Magnolia Warbler and a singing Worm-eating Warbler on the horse trail. Two Solitary Sandpipers were along the north end of the creek. Two Yellow-billed Cuck

[nysbirds-l] Tri-Colored Heron

2017-05-04 Thread Karen Rubinstein
A Tri-colored Heron is present at Pussy's Pond in Springs in East Hampton, NY Tremendous work has been done on and around the pond including removal of many of the phragmites. Karen Rubinstein Springs & NYC Karen Sent from my iPhone. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.co

[nysbirds-l] Rick Prum NYC Bird Walk and Book Signing May 12

2017-05-04 Thread Gail Benson
Renowned ornithologist Rick Prum asked us to help spread the word about his visit to New York City on Friday, May 12 to lead a walk in Central Park followed by a book signing for his new book, *The Evolution of Beauty.* Please see the links below for information on his book, *The Evolution of Beau

Re:[nysbirds-l] Starr Saphir Spring Migration Walk in Central Park, NYC on Friday, May 5, 2017

2017-05-04 Thread David Barrett
The Starr Saphir Memorial walk for Friday, May 5, has been canceled because rain is very likely all morning. David Barrett Manhattan On May 1, 2017 8:47 PM, "David Barrett" wrote: The Fifth Annual Starr Saphir Spring Migration Walk, given by Lenore Swenson, will meet at 7:30 a.m. this coming Fr

[nysbirds-l] Commonest Warblers: Apr-May/2017 & Overall (NY County)

2017-05-04 Thread Ben Cacace
NY County = Manhattan, Marble Hill, Randall's, Roosevelt, Governors & Liberty Islands and some smaller islands. Below is a list of warbler species reported to eBird for Apr.-May/2017 (30) from rarest to most common based on an algorithm I put together using # of months seen, # of days seen, # of w

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [VTBIRD] Crown Point Banding Station

2017-05-04 Thread Richard Guthrie
Sad news for those who knew Mike Peterson. This is all the information I have at this time. Mike started the very productive and popular banding station at Crown Point State Park many years ago. It is still running and open to visitors. He has also been Regional Editor for Kingbird, the publicatio